The City of Stonnington and East Malvern Junior Football Club Presents...Smart Generation Panel
What will help our kids be smarter, healthier and happier?
Having a conversation with your child about alcohol can be difficult and confronting. It is important to do - as it will help the stay safe now and be smarter, healthier and happier in the future.
The Smart Generation panel will look at how we can help our children understand the risks of drinking alcohol before the legal age of 18.
When: Tuesday 23rd July 2013
Time: 7:15pm arrival for 7:30pm start, ends 9pm
Where: East Malvern Junior Football Club, Dunlop Pavilion, Moira Street, East Malvern
RSVP: Friday 19th July 2013, www.stonnington.vic.gov.au/events
Did you know?
Children who start drinking alcohol early:
- are less likely to finish school
- are more likely to suffer depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and ADHD
- are more likely to experience problems with alcohol in their adulthood
- may actually be doing permanent damage to their brains
Panel Members
Andrew Fuller is a Clinical Psychologist and fellow of the Department of Psychiatry and Education Development at the University of Melbourne.
Professor John Toubourou is the Chair in Helath Psychology at Deakin University, Honourary Fellow at the Cente for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Royal Children's Hospital.
Danny Alcock is the Community Services Manager for Taskforce, a leading Drug and Alcohol Agency.
Paul Kelly and Karolyn Formosa the Local Youth Resource Officer from Prahran Police.
To help guide the panel discussions, please email your question in advance to - csingh@stonnington.vic.gov.au
Last Modified on 25/06/2013 09:22
